John Dirks is the son of comics pioneer Rudolph Dirks, creator of 'The Katzenjammer Kids'. He studied English and Fine Arts at the Yale University of New York, where he got his degree in 1939. At the same time appeared his first illustrations in Le Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. After World War II, when he was a captain of the US Army, Dirks took on book illustration. He also began assisting his father on the 'The Captain and the Kids' comic (better known as the 'Katzenjammer Kids). He completely took over the series from his father in 1958 and continued it until 1979. John Dirks is also a noted sculptor.
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